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Dane and his friends have been relentlessly bullied at
school and, in some cases, at home. As they come to their wits end, they decide
to kidnap their bullies and make them pay for everything they’ve done.

I thought this was an amazing film. Upon browsing the reviews
for it, though, I found that a lot of people really disliked “The Final.”
Common issues were that it was very “Columbine” like, that there wasn’t nearly
enough blood and gore and that the message is dated. These reviews just serve
to remind me why I think the majority of critics are idiots. The only thing
this movie had in common with the Columbine tragedy is that bullied kids became
suicidal. NOTHING else about this is “Columbine.” Aside from that, why should
it matter if it was? This kind of thing DOES happen. In fact, this movie was
loosely based on events that occurred in real life. As for the blood and gore,
I’m glad there wasn’t more. Don’t get me wrong, I love bloody movies and
torture porn, but the amount of gore in this movie made sense. The characters
weren’t hardcore jaded serial killers, they were beaten down kids who snapped. Why
does gore need to be a factor, anyway? The psychological horror involved in
this film makes up for nearly every flaw I could have pointed out. As for the
message being dated… so many arguments come to mind that it’s almost hard to
choose which to use. Is it a message that’s been explored before? Sure. In
fact, it’s been explored a lot, but it’s not overdone and it still applies. As
long as there is a single person who’s decided not to be the same as everyone
else, there will be bullies to pick on her and, as long as there are bullies,
this message will be applicable. The message in a nutshell? Don’t be a dick.

I had some issue with the acting of the bullies, but that
was really my only problem with “The Final.” I’m going to heavily recommend
this movie to some of my other friends who’ve been bullied. It’s oddly
satisfying.

As an apocalyptic storm brews, beginning to cover the entire
world in water, the military works to create operational arks to try to save
humankind.

Normally my synopsis of a movie is a little longer than one
line, but not for this one. Although Horton tried to write in some personal
drama and attempted to make the viewer feel empathy for some of the characters,
it was an enormous failure. So many of the people the story concentrated on
were there just show how deadly the storm was; so when people started being
introduced with storyline, I found myself not caring.

The acting was weak and the characters being portrayed were
even weaker. In an apocalyptic storyline, there’s always room for big
personalities and it allows us to delve into human psychology as people are
confronted with imminent demise. That’s a chance the writer simply missed in
this movie. For the majority of the film, we’re confronted with technical
jargon and the ability to watch people do their jobs without an issue. The few
times there was any real storyline to sink our teeth into, the camera
concentrated on the wrong people and we were left with no first hand
information. It actually became annoying.

In my opinion, if you’re looking for this kind of film, you’re
better off risking “Noah,” the new movie coming in March by director Darren
Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson and Logan Lerman. That, too,
is about an ark and 40 days of rain. I’m betting it’ll be leaps and bounds
better than this nonsense.

Mirabella is getting married to an Italian playboy. Her
mother, Harper, is furious when she drops out of the Broadway musical she was
supposed to be in. To try and prove to Mirabella that her fiancé is never going
to change, Harper travels to Italy to break up the wedding. En route, she finds
a magical tonic that makes her plan easier to put in motion.

This movie was relatively unbearable. It was like a long,
horrible episode of “Glee” with a dash of “17 Again” thrown in. I admit, I like
“Glee” and I thought “17 Again” was amusing enough, but when you put them
together you get one gigantic waste of time.

To be honest, I love musicals. I’ve seen “West Side Story”
about a hundred times and I have “Gypsy” (with Bette Midler) practically
memorized. This was not a musical. The title claims it was one, but it’s a big,
fat lie. Real musicals have lyrical, original music. The music in those movies
have a huge effect on the storyline, they become melodies that instantly evoke
emotions in people. “Lovestruck: The Musical” utilizes current pop music that
doesn’t so much elevate the story as it seems like tiny intermissions forced into
it.

This movie couldn’t have been worse if they tried. Maybe it
was a tax write-off.